5 good things about the city
§ You are never too far away from anywhere. You can reach any place within 1 hour, even at peak hours.
§ There is a shopping mall around every nook and corner-->your girlfriend/ wife will be happy-->you will be happy.
§ You can get food 24/7 and you can get all kinds of food.
§ The sex ratio is skewed in favour of females, most of whom believe in the maxim - less is more.
§ Everything is so bloody well planned and efficient!
5 bad things about the city
§ You are never too far away from office or for that matter, home. No refreshing change, whatsoever.
§ The underground remains crowded even on weekends - full of shoppers and their unfortunate boyfriends/husbands/noisy kids.
§ Much of the small talk is dominated by food - new places to eat & new cuisines to try - that's all people talk about!
§ All the females look alike and you can never tell whether they are aged 13 or 30.
§ There is no excitement - its never unpredictable!
5 odd things about the city
§ People like to make out on escalators in train stations.
§ The Mass Rapid Transit (MRT) services are not that efficient - they can stop in the middle of the tunnel, the doors of the train and those of the platform may not necessarily match and to top it all, they don't even announce which side of the train the next platform is on! (whoa Kolkata Metro rocks!)
§ Booze is so damn overpriced!
§ You'll see more elderly people than children on the streets - the birth rate is like the 10th lowest in the world and the Government provides financial incentives to people having babies!
§ Discussing politics is taboo.
5 ugly things about the city
§ There is a surveillance camera everywhere.
§ Freedom of speech? - even the Singaporeans accept the absence of that la!
§ There is no concept of a family dinner; husbands, wives and children are known to eat out at their favourite joints before coming home.
§ Taxi drivers are amazingly some of the most racist people on the road.
§ And yes - who can forget - Death to Drugs!!!
Monday, October 22, 2007
Thursday, October 11, 2007
An Attempt at Narcissism
And hereby, my comeback into the blog arena is being marred by a controversial self-obsessed post, itself inspired primarily by the Orkut profile of Suneet Kumar (well to put it into perspective - even he saw it on a friend's profile so I guess IPR is not much of an issue here).
So here goes my attempt at telling things about myself in a cute way - Its Just About Me :
* My favorite colour is light green. Don’t ask me why.
* I have about 30 friends who would hate me if I didn’t make it to their wedding. I can’t possibly make 30 trips to India in the next 4 years, though. Maaf karna, bhailog.
(Update 1 - 04/03/2009 - I've already missed those of Dhingra, Satrajit & Yash)
* I prefer co-operation to competition. In a competitive environment, I’ll be a dove. As a general rule, I dislike hawks.
* I measure time by minutes and not every 5 minutes. If the time is 4:24, I won’t say its 4:30 or even 4:25.
* I can be the most mature and responsible guy you have ever met, or the kiddiest. Depends on whether you are male or female.
* I prefer tea to coffee.
* The only virtual games I have played with any hint of proficiency are Snake III and RoadRash.
* My favourite novelist is P.G. Wodehouse. If you haven’t read him, you won’t understand me fully, ever.
* I think I’ll make a good boyfriend and an even better husband.
* I wait for Friday every week coz it’s the only day I can arrive in office in jeans.
* I want to do some kind of service to society some day. No clue how to go about it.
* I don’t dream big. Never have. Never will. Take life as it comes.
* I want people to appreciate me at work.
* I love kids. And I don’t like people who don’t.
* I derive much of my strength in life from Joydev. I won’t even begin to describe what this association means to me.
* Illumination and Controls are two of the best things to have happened in my life.
* I have really ever loved only two places – Durgapur and Kolkata. Surprisingly, I miss the cities more than the people I know there.
* I am a hopeless romantic optimist and spend much of my time thinking about non-existent females in my life.
* I have a very good memory when it comes to names, phone numbers, license plates, roads, directions, birthdays and the like. I could never memorize a poem for more than 2 days though.
* I'm a very good listener. Another way of saying that I’m not much of a conversationalist.
* I’m very good at 29. My father never taught me bridge.
* I am one of the few drinkers I know who used to like vodka and whisky equally. Now scotch is all I can tolerate. Never much a sucker for rum, though.
* I can flirt with girls effortlessly while chatting.
* I'm very bad at interviews and group discussions. Hopefully will not have to encounter too many of those in future
* I stayed awake for 61 hours once.
* I used to be a loner and liked it. Till DFE, Patel Hall happened.
* I am a big unabashed foodie. I am recently trying to master the art of filling my own stomach.
* I can play passable soccer, table tennis and badminton.
* I want to have a Fusball table in my house one day, a la Joey and Chandler.
* I have experienced wild weight swings. From 67 kg pre-IIT to 52 kg in 3rd year to 65 kg now.
* I like to dance when I am drunk. I only like to dance when I’m drunk, though. And not with girls.
* I'm usually superficially unfazed in all kinds of situations. As they say, mujhe kabhi load nahin hota.
* I like watching new Hindi releases and don’t much care about reviews.
* I hate chewing gum and bubble gum.
* My sleep is getting lighter these days. Still, do not expect me to pick up your call if I’m sleeping.
* I maintain that cigarettes are highly injurious to health. My health is deteriorating sharply.
* Thums Up is the only carbonated drink I’ve ever liked. Mountain Dew came close.
* Last but not the least, I’m not very innovative or creative, but I can write well. Proof of the pudding is in the eating :))
Okk I must admit - I was bribed one bottle of Jack Daniels to write this post ;)
So here goes my attempt at telling things about myself in a cute way - Its Just About Me :
* My favorite colour is light green. Don’t ask me why.
* I have about 30 friends who would hate me if I didn’t make it to their wedding. I can’t possibly make 30 trips to India in the next 4 years, though. Maaf karna, bhailog.
(Update 1 - 04/03/2009 - I've already missed those of Dhingra, Satrajit & Yash)
* I prefer co-operation to competition. In a competitive environment, I’ll be a dove. As a general rule, I dislike hawks.
* I measure time by minutes and not every 5 minutes. If the time is 4:24, I won’t say its 4:30 or even 4:25.
* I can be the most mature and responsible guy you have ever met, or the kiddiest. Depends on whether you are male or female.
* I prefer tea to coffee.
* The only virtual games I have played with any hint of proficiency are Snake III and RoadRash.
* My favourite novelist is P.G. Wodehouse. If you haven’t read him, you won’t understand me fully, ever.
* I think I’ll make a good boyfriend and an even better husband.
* I wait for Friday every week coz it’s the only day I can arrive in office in jeans.
* I want to do some kind of service to society some day. No clue how to go about it.
* I don’t dream big. Never have. Never will. Take life as it comes.
* I want people to appreciate me at work.
* I love kids. And I don’t like people who don’t.
* I derive much of my strength in life from Joydev. I won’t even begin to describe what this association means to me.
* Illumination and Controls are two of the best things to have happened in my life.
* I have really ever loved only two places – Durgapur and Kolkata. Surprisingly, I miss the cities more than the people I know there.
* I am a hopeless romantic optimist and spend much of my time thinking about non-existent females in my life.
* I have a very good memory when it comes to names, phone numbers, license plates, roads, directions, birthdays and the like. I could never memorize a poem for more than 2 days though.
* I'm a very good listener. Another way of saying that I’m not much of a conversationalist.
* I’m very good at 29. My father never taught me bridge.
* I am one of the few drinkers I know who used to like vodka and whisky equally. Now scotch is all I can tolerate. Never much a sucker for rum, though.
* I can flirt with girls effortlessly while chatting.
* I'm very bad at interviews and group discussions. Hopefully will not have to encounter too many of those in future
* I stayed awake for 61 hours once.
* I used to be a loner and liked it. Till DFE, Patel Hall happened.
* I am a big unabashed foodie. I am recently trying to master the art of filling my own stomach.
* I can play passable soccer, table tennis and badminton.
* I want to have a Fusball table in my house one day, a la Joey and Chandler.
* I have experienced wild weight swings. From 67 kg pre-IIT to 52 kg in 3rd year to 65 kg now.
* I like to dance when I am drunk. I only like to dance when I’m drunk, though. And not with girls.
* I'm usually superficially unfazed in all kinds of situations. As they say, mujhe kabhi load nahin hota.
* I like watching new Hindi releases and don’t much care about reviews.
* I hate chewing gum and bubble gum.
* My sleep is getting lighter these days. Still, do not expect me to pick up your call if I’m sleeping.
* I maintain that cigarettes are highly injurious to health. My health is deteriorating sharply.
* Thums Up is the only carbonated drink I’ve ever liked. Mountain Dew came close.
* Last but not the least, I’m not very innovative or creative, but I can write well. Proof of the pudding is in the eating :))
Okk I must admit - I was bribed one bottle of Jack Daniels to write this post ;)
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